scoop
n
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(a) deep shovel-like tool used for picking up and moving grain, flour, sugar, coal, etc (鏟谷物、 面粉、 糖、 煤等的)鏟狀工具, 鏟子, 勺.
(b) similar small tool with a round bowl, used eg for serving ice-cream 圓形小勺(如用以舀冰激凌的).
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(a) (infml 口) movement made with, or as if with, a scoop 鏟; 舀
After three scoops the jar was nearly empty. 舀了三勺後, 罐子就快空了.
(b) (also scoopful) amount picked up by a scoop 一鏟或一勺的量
two scoops of mashed potato 兩勺土豆泥.
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(a) piece of news made public by a newspaper, radio station, etc before its rivals 搶先報道的新聞.
(b) (commerce 商) large profit made by acting before one's competitors do 搶先賺得的巨額利潤. scoop, v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) make (a hole, etc) with, or as if with, a scoop 用鏟、 勺等挖(洞等)
scoop a hole in the sand 用鏟子在沙子上挖洞.
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(a) act before (a rival, etc) to get a scoop(3a) 搶在(對手等)之前報道新聞
She scooped all the national newspapers to get the story. 她搶在全國各報之前發表了這一消息.
(b) get (news, a profit, etc) as a scoop(3b) 搶先獲得(新聞、 利潤等)
He scooped 1000 in the lottery. 他在抽彩中捷足先登贏得1000英鎊.
3 (phr v) scoop sth out/up lift sth with, or as if with, a scoop 鏟起; 舀出
He scooped the coins up in his hands. 他用手把硬幣捧了起來.